Congrats to Pete winner 2nd place

[Champ188]

I don't know that I'd put a lot of stock in what they may have said they caught them on. I believe Pete is fishing the Central Open this week, so honesty would not be the best policy when asked what he used.

That said, Pete is one of the best fishermen/guides on the lake and an even better guy. Congrats are certainly in order.

[buckcreekmike]

44 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

I don't know that I'd put a lot of stock in what they may have said they caught them on. I believe Pete is fishing the Central Open this week, so honesty would not be the best policy when asked what he used.

That said, Pete is one of the best fishermen/guides on the lake and an even better guy. Congrats are certainly in order.

Good point, I didn't even think about that since it is so far out of the realm of my thinking. 

They just both happened to pick the same BS lure. Maybe they both picked the thing that was most opposite of what they actually did or most outrageous, like when I tell my buddies I caught them trolling buzzz baits on the main channel. 

[dblades]

I've always found Pete to be a straight shooter,  regardless of the circumstances. Besides I ran into him pre-fishing last week. 

[Champ188]

Couldn't agree more that Pete's a very straight shooter. However, tournament directors should know better than to ask someone to stand there and tell your competition for next week's derby exactly how and where you caught them.

[Bill Babler]

Talked to Pete about 1/2 dozen times last week and most of us are doing the same thing.  Swimming a 3.3 to 3.8 inch Keitech on either a round ball head from 3/16th. to 3/8th. or doing the same thing with a 3/8th. Underspin.  It is far from a secret.  I however don't know what he was doing this weekend or where he was fishing.

Catching fish where we are fishing right now is nothing but timing as most all the guide types are doing the same thing.  You can pull on a location and not get a bite and the next guy can catch a 5 pounder.  We did it Sunday, twice.  both times we watched boats pull away and both times we  caught keepers on the same location not 15 minutes behind the other guy.  Most of them however were throwing Arigs.

Arigs are winning tournaments right now, but you have to fish them correctly and not be worried in the least and I mean the least about losing them.  We saw guys counting down to 30 to fish tree tops Sunday with them and break off.  We also saw guys drop them way down like that and catch goodins.

If your not fishing a rig, we are doing the same thing with the Keitech.  I believe my partner lost at least 15 underspins on Sunday and I probably lost a dozen ball heads.

Price you pay to play like that trying to catch a hog mama.

Good Luck

[Sore Thumbs]

No A-rigs allowed was my first thought when I heard they were using swimbaits. I need to buy a few of those just in case. Pro Blue is a fantastic color in those Kietechs.